The court, headed by special Judge Irum Niazi, has awarded the bail to Hijazi, who is currently in Adiala jail, against two surety bonds of Rs 500,000 each.

On July 21, the FIA took Hijazi into custody after the court cancelled his bail in the record-tampering case, initiated on the directions of the Supreme Court in high-profile Panama Papers case.

The order pertaining to SECP chairman was issued as the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) found him guilty of tampering with the record, in favour of ruling Sharif family.

The FIA team submitted a 28-page inquiry report to the Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday, in which it endorsed the stance of the joint investigation team (JIT) probing the offshore assets of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family in connection to the Panamagate case.